Pangburn's millionaire$ in top 10 nationwide

PUB. DATE

September 1997

SOURCE

Candy Industry;Sep97, Vol. 162 Issue 9, p16

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports that Pangburn Candy Company received a top 10 national ranking in candy sales for the first quarter of 1997. Basis of the ranking sales of the company; Sources of the ranking; Reaction of Pangburn to the report.

Reports on the closure of Pangburn Candy Co., Fort Worth, Texas' oldest candy manufacturer. Ownership history of the firm; Consequences of the firm's closure on other city businesses; Company products; Bankruptcy filing on February 1, 1999.

Reports on the launch of Millionaires Ice Cream and Millionaires Ice Cream Pies at the 250 Metroplex 7-Eleven convenience stores by Pangburn Candy Company, in Fort Worth, Texas. Where the ice cream will be distributed; Comments from R.J. Phillips Junior, Pangburn president and chief executive...

Reports that Pangburn Candy Company is negotiating with Sundance Square, to open a retail shop featuring its trademark, Millionaires Candy, prior to a national rollout. Pangburn's first off-site store; Reasons the location is good; Comments from Jim Phillips, president of Pangburn.